Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Long Tom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Tom and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Long Tom

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Long Tom:
  • 44.049567, -123.389542
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Long Tom

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
  • Since Long Tom is near Benton County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Long Tom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Tom ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Crow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crow is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Flagg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flagg is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Globe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Globe is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Low Pass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Low Pass is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
• Maywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maywood is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Mound ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mound is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
• River Road
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • River Road is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
• Sailor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sailor is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor
• Triangle Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Triangle Lake is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Lake
• Wolf Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Long Tom to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Long Tom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Long Tom and extending to:

• Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Long Tom to Eugene, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,785 miles [12,528.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'